The New York Times – Film:
Ordered to win fights or be put to death, Harry Haft, the subject of a new film, was haunted by the fates of his opponents.
Category: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
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When Classical Music Was an Alibi
The New York Times – Music:
The idea that musicians and their work are apolitical flourished after World War II, in part thanks to the process of denazification.
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‘Babi Yar: Context’ Review: Unearthing Footage of a Nazi Massacre
The New York Times – Film:
Sergei Loznitsa’s new documentary, about the mass murder of Ukrainian Jews in 1941, arrives in theaters with a grim context of its own.
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‘I Am Here’ Review: A Holocaust Survivor Reckons With Her Pain
The New York Times – Film:
Decades after experiencing some of the most nightmarish moments of World War II, a woman shares her stories.
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'Great Freedom': Film Traces Long Shadow of Anti-Gay Law in Germany
The New York Times – Film:
A new film traces the many decades it took to abolish Paragraph 175, a measure criminalizing sex between men that was strengthened by the Nazis.
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Recreating a Family’s Lost Holocaust History, Step by Step
The New York Times – Travel:
During the pandemic lockdown, when solitude dredged up the regret of missed opportunities, one writer hiked over the Pyrenees Mountains to better understand her father.